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Maps
by Farah, Nuruddin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books [1986], 1986. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 3-246, [2] pp. Quarter beige cloth over white beige paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $11.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with mild edge wear to the rear panel.
Synopsis
This first novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy tells the story of Askar, a man coming of age in the turmoil of modern Africa. With his father a victim of the bloody Ethiopian civil war and his mother dying the day of his birth, Askar is taken in and raised by a woman named Misra amid the scandal, gossip, and ritual of a small African village. As an adolescent, Askar goes to live in Somalia's capital, where he strives to find himself just as Somalia struggles for national identity.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00008485
- Title
- Maps
- Author
- Farah, Nuruddin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books [1986]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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